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Compare ASRock FM2A75M-DGS R2.0 vs ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASRock FM2A75M-DGS R2.0 and ASUS M5A97 R2.0 are both motherboards with the same SATA 6 Gbps Ports (6), Maximum Supported RAM (32 GB) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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ASRock FM2A75M-DGS R2.0

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

78

Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

85

Brand

ASRock

Brand

ASUS

Model

FM2A75M-DGS R2.0

Model

M5A97 R2.0

Release Date

📅 October 2013

Release Date

📅 May 2012

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Pros

USB 3.0

Pros

UEFI BIOS
Good overclocking capabilities

Cons

No HDMI output
Only 2x DDR3 slots

Cons

Mediocre audio controller

Socket

FM2

Socket

AM3+

Form factor

Micro ATX

Form factor

ATX

Chipset

AMD A75

Chipset

AMD 970

Supported Memory

DDR3

1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR3

1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz

* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller

ECC RAM Support

No

ECC RAM Support

No

SLI Support

No

SLI Support

No

CrossFire Support

No

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

No

Back Connect

No

Wireless LAN

No

Wireless LAN

No

PCI-Express x16 Slots

1

PCI-Express x16 Slots

2

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x1 Slots

1

PCI-Express x1 Slots

2

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

6

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

6

SATA Express Ports

0

SATA Express Ports

0

M.2 Ports

0

M.2 Ports

0

RAM Slots

2

RAM Slots

4

Maximum Supported RAM

32 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

32 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

2

Onboard USB 2.0

3

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

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Options (1)

Asus M5A97 PLUS

M5A97 Plus
$79.87

Comparison and key differences summary

⛔ You are comparing motherboards with different sockets. They cannot support the same CPUs. Try to compare motherboards within the same platform.

Reasons to buy the ASRock FM2A75M-DGS R2.0:

Newer Product, it was released around 17 months later

Reasons to buy the ASUS M5A97 R2.0:

Better Pangoly Score. (How do we rate?)
Supports AMD CrossFire
Supports the following RAM types: DDR3 2133MHz
+1 Slots PCI-E x16
+1 Slots PCI-E x1
+2 RAM slots
+1 Onboard USB 2.0

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